Where can I find good stock trading software?

[Xanthia Alysha]

Hi all, Ive been trading stocks for a little over a year but Ive only been guessing the direction of stocks and have had mixed results, I hear that professional traders often use custom built software to find trades. Im hunting around the place, does anyone know where I can find anything like this? Any help is greatly appreciated.

[Brett Diane]

The markets these days can be unpredictable and without tools, knowledge and a plan, you're unlikely to have much success. There are a number of charting and education sites that won't cost you anything to use and will help you to build knowledge and confidence.

One is stockcharts devoted to technical analysis of stocks. They have lots of free resources like a weekly newsletter and great stock charts, as well as some paid services. I use only the free ones and use their charting regularly

A very nice stock charting software that is free to use for as long as you like is at quotetracker - I have used it for nearly 10 years and it can build charts that are simple or very advanced. You'll need a connection to a data feed for the charts; some are free and some can be expensive.
The software was originally developed independently but was purchased by TD Ameritrade brokerage about two years ago, so if you have an account with them, you'll also get free stock charting data to run the software. The software has a ton of features, and can be a little intimidating, but I use it daily and like it a lot.

[hudson]

you can find stock trading software here:
Stock Trading Tools and Software from Investing Systems Network

[Fini Shell]

The markets these days can be unpredictable and without tools, knowledge and a plan, you're unlikely to have much success. There are a number of charting and education sites that won't cost you anything to use and will help you to build knowledge and confidence.